Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 385 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BLANCHESTER LOCAL·NCES 390463802534
Blanchester Middle School
955 Cherry St, Blanchester, OH 45107 · (937) 783-3642 · Clinton County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
190 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 21% |
| Grade 7 | 105 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 92 | 26% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Blanchester Middle School→Blanchester High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Blanchester Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.7%
OH avg 59.8% . +14.1pp since 2021
Math
64.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +10.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.7% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 56.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.8% | 61.9% |
| 2021-22 | 49.6% | 53.9% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Blanchester Middle School
Blanchester Middle School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanchester Middle School this school | 353 | 53.8% | 63.6% |
| Indian Lake Middle School Lewistown | 393 | 52.9% | 76.1% |
| Poland Middle School Poland | 380 | 56.1% | 84.3% |
| Lakewood Middle School Hebron | 394 | 50.3% | 60.0% |
| Carrollton Middle School Carrollton | 418 | 51.4% | N/A |
| Miami East Junior High School Casstown | 327 | 49.8% | 81.0% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Blanchester Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #252 of 316 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #359 of 637 ▲ 101 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #335 of 637 ▲ 118 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #25 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #432 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #404 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #497 of 579 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #69 of 319 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #232 of 410 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 19.2 | 18.4:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 54% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 18 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 21.1 | 18.6:1 | 73% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 86% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | 20 | 20.3:1 | 83% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 14 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanchester Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (393 to 353); teachers down 9% (21.1 to 19.2).
About Blanchester Middle School
Blanchester Middle School is a small middle school in Blanchester, Ohio, (ZIP code 45107). Enrollment in 2024-25 was 353 students in grades 5 through 8. The average for middle schools in Ohio is about 482 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.
The district, Blanchester Local, has 1,156 students enrolled across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Blanchester Middle School is 93% White. Other groups include 3% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. County-wide, about 92% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Blanchester Middle School's 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.4:1. That is higher than the 17.0:1 average for middle schools in Ohio. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 54%. The 42% average for public schools in Clinton County is 12 points lower.
The model predicts 68.5% for a school in Ohio with Blanchester Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Blanchester Middle School posts 63.6%.
Blanchester Middle School is located in Clinton County, where the median household income is $70,407, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Blanchester Middle School is one of 16 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Blanchester High School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Blanchester Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: 2. On average proficiency, Blanchester Middle School is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Blanchester Middle School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
2024-25 enrollment was 353, a 4% increase from 340 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Blanchester Middle School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,012
Census ACS
Median income
$70,407
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,856 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Blanchester Local
- Putman Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Blanchester High SchoolHigh · 332 students
Other schools in Blanchester
- Putman Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Blanchester High SchoolHigh · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Blanchester High School0.1 mi · 332
- Putman Elementary School1.0 mi · 471
- Fayetteville-Perry High School8.2 mi · 204
- Fayetteville-Perry Middle School8.2 mi · 163
- Fayetteville-Perry Elementary School8.3 mi · 345
- Little Miami Elementary School9.7 mi · 887
Frequently asked questions
About Blanchester Middle SchoolHow many students attend Blanchester Middle School?
Blanchester Middle School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 05-08.
Is Blanchester Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Blanchester Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
How many teachers does Blanchester Middle School have?
Blanchester Middle School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Blanchester Middle School?
Student demographics at Blanchester Middle School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Blanchester Middle School public or private?
Blanchester Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Blanchester Local.
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